Mandy

#homeeducation

The privilege of having a 1-2-1 tutor is that the lessons are uniquely created to follow his interests. So today, he got to use his vast knowledge of flags in his maths lesson, without realising he was doing maths. And his lessons fit around his new, teenage sleeping pattern.

#homeeducatuon

Elon Musk gave two back to back Nazi salutes at the Trump inauguration parade

Musk examines how to oust Starmer as UK prime minister before next election Technology billionaire interested in building support for another political party, notably Reform UK

“Elon Musk has privately discussed with allies how Keir Starmer could be removed as U.K. prime minister before the next general election,”

Gvt should call the US ambassador in now & ask what in hellfire is going on.
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It wasn’t much of a sunrise, but happy Winter Solstice anyway!

Santa’s little helper tonight, wrapping presents for the Home Ed Hub Christmas party tomorrow 🎁

Image of blue balloons that spell out the word ‘teenager’, hanging in a window

We officially have a teenager in the house.

I’m looking forward to these next few years helping him navigate all the big feelings and the social anxiety, because the more time I spend with this incredible human, the more I grow as a person too!

HBD my Egg Boy 🐣

Two-Tier Reporting: When Climate Protesters Slow Ambulances They’re Vilified, So Why Are Wealthy Farmers Given a Free Pass? Media outlets rush to condemn climate change campaigners as "middle class" protesters causing "chaos" while ignoring greater disruption by millionaire landowners

Excellent analysis by @josiah.writes.news .
"Everyone in positions of influence should ask themselves the question: are you treating those fighting to save the planet more harshly than those fighting for inherited wealth? If so, why? "
I presume not a single arrest has been made...

I won’t bore you with the hundreds of photos, but suffice to say, if you love F1, you’ll love the exhibition at the Excel 🏁

a sea otter is swimming in the water with a baby on its back . ALT: a sea otter is swimming in the water with a baby on its back .

Otter is a meeting app that records and transcribes meetings and provides summaries and action points. I’ve discovered, if you give it access to your calendar, and there’s a workshop or webinar booked in that you miss, it will connect, listen and transcribe the meeting for you!!

💻 Tech Goodies!
Carrd is a platform for building landing pages and optins. They have an extraordinarily good life time offer on right now:

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Spending most of your drive shouting “DON’T INDICATE THEN!”

I had fun at our Home Ed Hub today. Christmas is such a fun time if year with little ones 🎅🏻🎄

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Spotify wrapped results showing Khruangbin as the top artist and Not Like Us as the top song

It’s been a Khruangbin love in this year. What did you get? #spotifywrapped

a baby is laying on a couch with his hands behind his head and wearing a tom and jerry shirt . ALT: a baby is laying on a couch with his hands behind his head and wearing a tom and jerry shirt .

I proudly announced I would be taking a break over the festive season this year, and then promptly signed up for courses to take in my downtime.

Is this just what happens to self employed people? Or do I not know how to relax?

Business owners - do you manage to switch off during breaks?

Image of a bowl of foraged chanterelles.

The very last of the foraged Autumn chanterelles from our secret spot in the New Forest. Until next year, my golden lovelies! 🍄‍🟫

God, some of the states I’ve zoomed in. I forget that normal people pay attention to their appearance.

Brexit makes no sense in a world dominated by Trump. Britain’s place is back in the EU | Jonathan Freedland From defence to trade, the incoming US president is upending the old order – and standing apart from our neighbours leaves us dangerously exposed, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

“The polls are saying it, the governor of the Bank of England is saying it. And when immigration levels are four times higher now than when we were in the EU, the issue that served as the Brexiters’ trump card lies in shreds”

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It never stops being weird watching homophobes dance to YMCA, the most popular gay anthem of all time.